The Japanese creative recalls the figure of the late Nintendo president, who worked as an engineer at the company and was linked to Hal Laboratory.
Satoru Iwata passed away on July 11, 2015, when he was still president of Nintendo. The also developer, left his legacy in the company after having carried out new strategies that began with Nintendo DS and Wii. During all those years, Shigeru Miyamoto and Iwata collaborated to develop the creative ideas that crystallized in new projects from the main teams of the Japanese company. Several members of the company speak about all these experiences, among which are Miyamoto himself. In a meeting with Famitsu magazine, he stressed that Iwata's ideas "were always clear and safe."
"The experiment of developing Super Smash Bros was a risky balancing act," acknowledges Miyamoto. "When it comes to development, when Iwata found a solution, his suggestions were always clear and sure." At that time, the creator of Mario attended numerous meetings with Nintendo, especially when it came to creating new products. "I realize that I am talking more about Mr. Iwata, but his artisan focus from that time still remains in the video games that HAL develops."
Image of Iwata Asks, an audiovisual format in which the Nintendo president answered questions.
HAL's early years
"HAL was founded when I was still working at Donkey Kong." At that time, Miyamoto had been in direct contact with the studio since Pinball and Golf were designed for the NES, but he became more deeply involved during the development of 3D Hot Rally, since Mario made an appearance. "A lot of the people at HAL had interesting development techniques, each one was completely unique." According to Miyamoto, it was "fun" to work with them and design "new things" that made great use of "physics" and "programming techniques."
After the launch of Super Nintendo, in which Iwata participated as head of engineering, the former president paid a compliment to Miyamoto: “Mr. Miyamoto and his colleagues go beyond hardware specifications to create attractive products, so nothing is neglect when they finish. "
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is the latest installment in the series. Directed by Masahiro Sakurai, the title will be expanded with six other new fighters, who will be part of the Fighters Pass Vol. 2. The next character will be a warrior from the ARMS saga, not yet revealed.
